title: Embryo selection by IVF, co-culture and transfer at the blastocyst stage in case of translocation.
abstract: The case report illustrates the successful association of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and co-culture for the selection of the viable embryos in a female patient carrying a reciprocal balanced translocation.
authors.affiliation: Cytogenetics and IVF, Laboratoire Marcel Mérieux, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Ménézo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bellec
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaroukian
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benkhalifa
mesh_terms: D001755:Blastocyst / Q000502:physiology*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D002892:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D047108:Embryonic Development; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014178:Translocation, Genetic